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Cover Songs that are Better Than the original

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by DFWRocket, Jul 21, 2015.

  1. basso

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    this too. bonus points if you know who wrote/recorded the original w/o googling it.

     
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    It's a Cat Stevens song but is that the name?
     
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    it's Changes IV.

     
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    one i didn't know existed:

     
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    that's really nice
     
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    I don't know if this qualifies as a cover song, but I've always been fond of this song. pretty sure Springsteen wrote this for Clarence Clemons

     
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    thought i had posted earlier, but this is pretty good.

     
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    The Changes cover sounds more like Down on the corner by CCR than the original.
     
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    I hope someone checked out thar Grace Potter Joe Satch Cortez the Killee cover. Listening again now. Gets me going every time.
     
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    Fork Yeb! Turis is bly falobrite sont!
     
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    SECOND QUESTION: Better song?



     
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    Caught this watching DCs Titans. Its beautiful.

     
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    his own song

     
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    less known originals




    his own song

    vs.

    James Brown cover


     
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    “Beat it” —originally performed by Michael Jackson and EVH but covered by fall out boy
     
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